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Show I TAFT GETS NOMINATION AND I ROOSEVELT BOLTS PARTY Is Nominated on the First Ballot. Carries the Convention By Big Majority. Sherman Will Again Be Running Mate. Roosevelt Will Organize New Party. Splendid Platform Is ' Prepared. By a vote of 561 against 101 lor Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft present President of the United States was again nominated to succeed suc-ceed himself In the same high office by the delegates to tho National Republican Re-publican convention nt Chicago late Saturday night. James Schoncraft Sherman, was again selected to act as Vice President, also succeeding himself. The convention marked nil epoch In the political history of the country And for a time It threatened to cngult the party In a verltnble sea of discord dis-cord and misunderstanding. But with lfs customary tenacity nnd prophetic foresight tho party emerged triumphant triumph-ant from the storm and with no apology apol-ogy but with the record of Its past achievements waving proudly before It the contest for supremacy over Its Democratic brethren will again be waged until the coming November election will register the choice of the American peoplo in the men and pol Ides they are to sustain. Early In the evening Colonel Roose-Telt Roose-Telt bad become piqued at the determined deter-mined attitude of tho majority of the delegates who steadfastly refused to do his bidding and sulkily wltbdrc to his tent. When the nominations were made, his name was not present-ed. present-ed. he having requested that he be I left out of the contest, but many of I the delegates honored Colonel with I their votes regardless of his request. I Little interest marked tho calling I of the roll by which the final vote JmM to bo determined as a previous JcJRundlng had practically determined that the conventjon would be overwhelmingly over-whelmingly for Taft. Complimentary votes were given to Borah of Idaho, and others present for Vice President, notwithstanding they had not given consent for their names to be used in this connection , but practically no opposition wns offered of-fered to the renoralnatlon of Vice President Sherman, of New York. Later In the night the Roosevelt delegates repaired to Orchestra Hall, there a rump convention was held. This meeting wns presided over by CoTernor Johnson, of California, and A J. t approximately 350 delegates to the regular convention us well ns thousands thou-sands of visitors were in attendance. At this meeting Colonol Theodore Roosevelt wns named ns the nominal head of the new party and tentative arrangements mnde for a mass convention con-vention to bo held In Denver some time In August. Today there is much division of opinion as to tho merits of the proposed pro-posed new party and th0 action of the convention In naming President Tnft and Vice President Sherman to nsaln head tho Republican ticket. In genernl however, tho choice Is meeting meet-ing with the general approval of a great many of the voters and It will take some time for others of the members to get their bearings. The following aro comments from some of the leading Republicans: "Congressman McKlnley was In an optimistic mood today. He smiled broadly when the nomination of Roosevelt was mentioned, and said: A man will do - peculiar things when he is dofeated. The Orchestra Hall meetings last night did not ex cite me. I retired shortly after tho convention adjourned nnd was fast asleep In two minutes. Mr. Tnft and Mr., Sherman will be elected by a good majority. Barnes Issues Statement. William Barnes, Jr., chairman of New York Republican state committee. commit-tee. Issued the following: There should be In the mind of no ono the slightest misunderstanding regarding re-garding th mennlnf r trip Chicago convention. The Republican party has again demonstrated that it has the tenacity to resist what seems to bo popular, but which In reality is a temporary aberration of mind caused through tho physical excitement of the nervous system of tho Individual. A political party must be fixed In fundamental principles. Its candidates candi-dates must believe In nnd be faithful If elected to office, to those principles. A political party which does not do that Is no party nt nil; has no consistency; consis-tency; no character and must become the prey of the loudest promisor. No victory Is real which Is won at the expense of the abandonment of those principles of government, which however, old they may be, must be everlastingly alive. Mr. Barnes was selected by the New York delegates to the Republican national convention as the national committeeman from that state, It was announced today. It further was announced an-nounced thnt the vote for Mr. Barnes bad been unanimous. Senator Smoot Comments. Senntor Smoot said: I nm glad that tho convention placed tho seal of Its approval on tho administration of Mr. Tnft, by renominating renom-inating him. Ho has been an excellent excel-lent President. Ho hns upheld tho best traditions of the party and hns (Continued on pago 8) m m mm TAFT GETS NOMINATION AND ROOSEVELT BOLTS PARTY (Continued rrom page one) stood squarely upon the platform on which ho was elected. He deserves n renomlnatlon, as did Vice President Sherman. The platform Is an excellent one and will nppenl to all classes of people. peo-ple. It Is neither ultra-radical nor ultra-conservative. It represents the best Ideas of the party along the lines of true progresslvenesB. and makes ample provision for meeting the problems prob-lems which beset the nation. Sutherland Predicts Victory. Senator George Sutherland said: It would have been an example of utter political perfidy If President Taft had not been renominated. He has deserved this honor at the hands of the party, and It Is but right that he should have It. I believe that be will bo re-elected. Howell On Convention. Congressman Joseph Howell commented com-mented as follows: Tho resi'lt of the convention Is most satisfactory to me. I regret that Col- onel Roosevelt has seen fit to leave tho party which has shown htm so much honor, but it apparently was Inevitable. In-evitable. And now that it has happened hap-pened the party knows what It must face. I believe that Mr. Taft will be re-elected nnd thnt Utah will stand by him as It did four years ago. The patience of the Republican party par-ty and Its great tolerance has been well demonstrated in the proceedings of the convention. It listened patiently patient-ly to the contests and gave the Roose-vct Roose-vct people nil their time to present their question. And there was the utmost ut-most latitude permitted. It argues well for the party this fall. Gov. Spry Says Taft Will Win. Before his departure for the eaBt this afternoon Governor Spry expressed ex-pressed his pleasure at the result of the convention and Bald that he believed be-lieved Mr. Taft would be re-elected. "The Republican party In Utah also al-so will elect its state ticket this fall," said Utah's Governor, i |